A new programme from the Netherlands (a lovely nation, but whose rampant liberalism sometimes makes me feel uncomfortably like a dyed-in-the-wool Home Counties Tory), where a dying woman decides which out of three paitents should receive her kidneys.It's just one of those times where you wonder how to get across to these people that what they are doing is unethical, stupid, and unbelieveably cruel!
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I am not sure it is unethical or stupid. It highlights the need for more donors in an entertaining way that is going to reach more people's attention and as a decision would have to be made - what better way than leaving it to the donor to decide.
But is deciding which paitent is worthy of a kidney something to be classed as entertainment. It's like something out of Monty Python or The League of Gentlemen!
What if the donor was racist, or decided to chose on the basis of who he or she liked or did not like, I agree decisions such as chosing who gets a kidney have to be made but not for entertainment and preferably a decision made by the relevant medical authorities
As it turns out it was a hoax, but at the end of the day whether its donors or doctors who decides you could still get racists making the decision - it would be up to the law to prevent that.
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